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. 2022 Jan 13;11(2):e023691. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.023691

Table 6.

Effect of Risk Factors on Extremity Dysfunction (Per Protocol Analysis)

Primary and/or secondary radial access Male sex Female sex P value
QD MCID ≥14, n (%) 8 (5%) 3 (9%) 0.40
QD MCID ≥8, n (%) 13 (7%) 7 (20%) 0.05
VAS discharge, median (IQR) 2 (1–3) 3 (2–5) N/A
VAS follow‐up, median (IQR) 2 (2–3) 4.5 (4–5) N/A
Primary and/or secondary femoral access Male sex Female sex
LEFS MCID ≥9, n (%) 17 (10%) 6 (13%) 0.41
LEFS MCID ≥12, n (%) 12 (7%) 6 (13%) 0.22
VAS discharge, median (IQR) 3.5 (2–5) 3.5 (2–6) 0.67
VAS follow‐up, median (IQR) 2 (2–3) 2 (1–4) 0.95
Primary and/or secondary radial access RAS No RAS
QD MCID ≥14, n (%) 0 (0%) 11 (6%) 1.0
QD MCID ≥8, n (%) 2 (15%) 18 (9%) 0.36
VAS discharge, median (IQR) 3 (1–3) 2 (1–5) 1.0
VAS follow‐up, median (IQR) 4.5 (4–5) 2 (2–3) 0.09
Primary and/or secondary radial access Ultrasound guided Not ultrasound guided
QD MCID ≥14, n (%) 0 (0%) 11 (6%) 1.0
QD MCID ≥8, n (%) 1 (7%) 19 (10%) 1.0
VAS discharge, median (IQR) 1.5 (1–5) 2.5 (1.5–3) 0.53
VAS follow‐up, median (IQR) N/A 2.5 (2–4) N/A
Primary and/or secondary femoral access Ultrasound guided Not ultrasound guided
LEFS MCID ≥9, n (%) 9 (10%) 14 (11%) 0.90
LEFS MCID ≥12, n (%) 6 (7%) 12 (9%) 0.53
VAS discharge, median (IQR) 2 (1–3) 4 (4–6) 0.008
VAS follow‐up, median (IQR) 2 (2–3) 2.5 (1–3.5) 1.0

IQR indicates interquartile range; LEFS, Lower Extremity Functional Scale; MCID, minimal clinically important difference; N/A, not available (not enough data); QD, Quick Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand; RAS, radial artery spasm; and VAS, visual analog scale.